Highlands Ranch High School

As a large senior high in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, Highlands Ranch High School caters to 1,323 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Douglas County School District No. Re 1. That puts it 111% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Across the 89 schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 (61,550 students total), Highlands Ranch High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Highlands Ranch High School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Highlands Ranch High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.4%; actual is 39.2%, a gap of -13.2 points.

In the area at large, census data for Douglas County shows median household earnings sit near $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Highlands Ranch High School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cresthill Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highlands Ranch High School. On composite proficiency, Highlands Ranch High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highlands Ranch High School has contracted 24%, going from 1,745 students in 2018 to 1,323 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 71% to 64% over that span.

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